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Monday, 23 February 2015 Official Show Daily Strategic partner: Published by: Organised by: In association with: UAE Armed Forces His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (right) and His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan tour the IDEX exhibition yesterday during the course of IDEX, holding meetings with representatives from international companies. Staff Major General Pilot Abdullah Al Hashimi, Executive Director for Strategic Analysis at the UAE Minis- try of Defence, was keen to outline the advantages that IDEX brings to the UAE, pointing out that it reflects the vision of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan that the UAE’s 1 future would be based on educating the nation’s young people, and not on oil. The exhibition helps to main- tain the growth, strength, durability and diversity of the UAE economy, IDEX 2015 while making a major contribution to sustainable development. The exhibition demonstrates the UAE’s Emirates Enigma ability to host major global compa- AMFV makes debut nies and the economy’s ability to page 6 welcomes absorb foreign investments, thereby encouraging further investment. Al Hashimi added that the success of IDEX had influenced the decision to make the UAE the host of the the world International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the first permanent Held under the patronage of His Al Maktoum, Vice-President and headquarters of an international Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler agency in the region. The general Al Nahyan, the President of the of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh quoted Dr Hans Rosling’s prediction UAE and Commander-in-Chief Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, that the UAE would be ”the cen- of the Armed Forces, the Interna- Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and tre of the world” in 2100, and said Big capability at an tional Defence Exhibition (IDEX) Deputy Supreme Commander of the it was a serious aspiration for all attractive price was opened yesterday by His High- Armed Forces. 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Top-ranking military guests and VIPs in full regalia, with opens glittering gold braid and medals of rank, provided a counterpoint to the unusually overcast sky. Nothing could have dampened the spirit, though. A military band entertained the guests as they came in, followed by a colourful cultural display of Arab heritage scenes. The ‘Ayalla and Al Razfah’ groups, who danced to traditional music, have performed at most national social and cultural events in the UAE. To the extraordinary lyrics of ‘Al Taghrouda’ as sung by camel riders of old, Hajana and Khayall demonstrated the role of horses and camels in Arab culture, fol- lowed by ‘Al Nahaam’, the traditional pearl divers’ songs. With hooded fal- cons on their perches, this traditional hunting sport was depicted, while a group of children showed the guests their typical games played in the desert environment. Main picture: The ‘Al Fursan’ aerobatic display team lit up the sky with the national colours. A precision rifle drill by a visiting Inset: Elements of the UAE Armed Forces displayed their professionalism during a demonstration of honour guard from Belarus and a per- anti-terrorism capabilities formance by a South Korean military band in traditional dress highlighted SAM J BASCH Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ing grenades and the scream of the growing foreign participation in Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Mirage and F-16 fighter jets. As some IDEX. From small beginnings in 1993, Just before midday yesterday, IDEX Deputy Supreme Commander of the ‘enemy’ forces tried to sneak into the this important event on the inter- 2015 was officially declared open, UAE Armed Forces. meleé from the sea, friendly forces national calendar has grown to 55 along with its subsidiary exhibitions The official opening followed rappelled down from a hovering nations represented by 1,100 foreign NAVDEX and UMEX, in the presence a spectacular live enactment of a special forces helicopter to capture and 180 local companies. of His Highness Sheikh Moham- fictional terrorist attack on a port the enemy boat. Meanwhile, Apache Some 80,000 visitors are expected, med bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice facility, which friendly forces man- gunships and a range of armoured attracted by IDEX and the dedicated President and Prime Minister of the aged to suppress amid the staccato vehicles and tanks took control of NAVDEX and UMEX exhibitions. UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh clatter of automatic fire, explod- the port, as a last-minute desperate They have a lot to look forward to. ■ Visit us at IDEX Hall 10 Stand C05 ENG Day 1 p3.indd 1 22/02/2015 17:04 BUILT BY At BAE Systems, we create defence, aerospace, and security solutions that protect and strengthen nations, INSPIRATION. commerce, communities, and people. www.baesystems.com/idex2015 official online show daily janes.com/idex 5 Defeating the threat through co-operation JON LAKE Syria” being carried out by Daesh militants as being a major regional As a prelude to the opening of the and international challenge. exhibition, the IDEX Conference took The air campaign against Daesh place on Saturday at the UAE Armed has involved the air forces of the Forces Officers Club. Held under the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and patronage of His Highness Sheikh Jordan, as well as those of the USA, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE France and the UK, and a recurring President and Supreme Commander theme of the conference was the of the UAE Armed Forces, the confer- importance of building closer part- ence addressed a number of timely nerships between allied air forces, defence and security issues. and between air forces and industry. Danny Sebright, President of However, the campaign in Syria the US/UAE Business Council and and Iraq is only one of the challenges master of ceremonies for the IDEX Left: Staff Major General Pilot Mohammed Rashid Al Ali, Director facing the region and the interna- conference, described the UAE as of the Joint Operations Centre of the UAE’s General Headquarters. tional community, as Dunne pointed an “island of stability in a sea of rest- Right: Philip Dunne MP, the UK’s Minister for Defence Equipment, out, marking only one facet of a lessness”, and praised the country’s Support and Technology wider threat, one of several vicious contribution to the ongoing strug- insurgencies being undertaken gle against Daesh, which is perhaps Centre of the UAE’s General Head- how the UAE has established and in the name of Islamic extremism, the most obvious element within quarters, the security and stability built up armed forces that are well and which threaten the stability of what another speaker identified as of the Gulf is not just a regional con- trained and well equipped to protect the region. These include what he an ongoing “tidal wave of interna- cern. In his address, he pointed out the country against “anyone who identified as “growing insurgencies tional strife and geopolitical flux”. that it must be both a national and wants to interfere in its affairs”. in Libya and Yemen”, and spread- This has added urgency and rel- an international responsibility, mak- Another of the conference ing insurgencies in Africa, where evance to defence discussions in the ing an eloquent plea for ever closer speakers, Philip Dunne MP, the UK’s “the barbaric Boko Haram are mov- region and beyond. co-operation between allies. Even Minister for Defence Equipment, ing across national borders beyond According to Staff Major Gen- though the UAE has always preferred Support and Technology, identified northern Nigeria to threaten neigh- eral Pilot Mohammed Rashid Al Ali, to adopt peaceful means of resolv- the “brutal campaign of murder and bouring countries”, as well as trouble Director of the Joint Operations ing disputes, the General detailed repression across northern Iraq and in the Sahel and in Somalia. ■ EDIC grows by five Typhoon deal signed DAVID DONALD for Mapping and Surveying Services and Horizon International Flight Yesterday at IDEX, a contract for service entry later in the Having launched with 11 companies Academy from Mubadala; NIMR for the Typhoon Phase Three decade. Brimstone will give the in December, the Emirates Defence Automotive, Tawazun Dynamics Enhancement (known as P3E) Typhoon a formidable direct-fire Industries Company (EDIC) has and Tawazun Precision Industries was signed by the UK’s Minister close air support weapon that has announced that another five com- from Tawazun; and C4 Advanced for Defence Equipment, Support been combat-proven in Afghani- panies are joining the new entity. Solutions, Global Aerospace Logis- and Technology, Philip Dunne MP, stan and Libya.